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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gainestown had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gainestown, with the one closest to Gainestown listed first.

  • Barlow Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Alma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Walker Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Suggsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gosport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
  • Perdue Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Claiborne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Claiborne
    • From Gainestown to Claiborne
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Whatley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Carson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carson
    • From Gainestown to Carson
  • Blacksher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Finchburg ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Finchburg
    • From Gainestown to Finchburg
  • Wagar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
    • Wagar is located in Washington County
  • Sunflower
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Grove Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <4>
  • Vashti
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vashti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
    • Vashti is located in Clarke County
  • Winn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Winn
    • From Gainestown to Winn
  • Tensaw
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tensaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tensaw
    • From Gainestown to Tensaw
  • Dickinson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dickinson
    • From Gainestown to Dickinson
  • Monroeville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
    • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
  • Saint Stephen's
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
  • Axle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Axle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
    • Axle is located in Monroe County
  • Salitpa
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gainestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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